Physical Geography Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the term for a small river that flows into a larger river?

Correct Answer: A) Tributary.

2. A large plateau that is a large area of flat hard rock and a subarctic climate with long cold winters and mild summers.

Correct Answer: A) The Canadian Shield.

3. Canada is divided into 10 provinces, which are similar to .....

Correct Answer: D) States .

4. Oil-producing countries in the Middle East created OPEC to .....

Correct Answer: C) Keep oil prices high.

5. Most of Russia's natural gas, coal, and oil can be found where?

Correct Answer: C) Siberia.

6. Earth has ..... layers

Correct Answer: C) 3.

7. The Gulf of the St. Lawrence is an important body of water that connects to the ..... Ocean and allows ships to travel into Canada's interior

Correct Answer: B) Atlantic.

8. The smallest peninsula in Europe, the Jutland, is home to this country.

Correct Answer: D) Denmark.

9. Northern Russia has a ..... climate.

Correct Answer: D) Subartic.

10. Australia is both a ..... and a country.

Correct Answer: C) Continent.

11. What is the Arabic name of the world's largest sand desert?

Correct Answer: A) Al-Rub Al-Khali.

12. The two main deserts of East Asia are:

Correct Answer: D) Gobi and Taklamakan.

13. What has severely hurt the populations of some kinds of fish in the Grand Banks recently?

Correct Answer: C) Overfishing.

14. The air from this ocean moderates the temperatures of eastern Canada.

Correct Answer: A) Atlantic Ocean.

15. This physical feature extends about 2000 miles and are rich in minerals. It is located in both the US and Canada. What is it?

Correct Answer: D) The Rocky Mountains.

16. Decaying vegetable (plant) matter that can be dug up, cut into blocks, dried and used as fuel for heating

Correct Answer: D) Peat.

17. The steel industry is a major economic producer in Germany due to what natural feature?

Correct Answer: C) Large deposits of coal and iron ore in the region.

18. Weather

Correct Answer: A) It is the day-to-day condition of the atmosphere. It includes temperature, rainfall, and wind.

19. What term refers to a group of islands?

Correct Answer: D) Archipelago.

20. Which river flows through Pakistan?

Correct Answer: D) Indus.